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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     31-96 Type:     Roman Imperial Issuer:     Uranius Antoninus Date Ruled:     AD 253-254 Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Aureus Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     AD 253-254 Diameter:     20 mm Weight:     5.90 g Obverse Legend:     L IVL AVR SVLP VRA ANTONINVS Obverse Description:     Laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, as seen from the back Reverse Legend:     FE_CVND_ITAS AVG Reverse Description:     Fortuna standing left, holding rudder in right hand and cornucopiae in left Mint:     Emesa Primary Reference:     RIC 03a (see pl. 15, 16 - these dies) Reference2:     Calicó 3385 Reference3:     H.R. Baldus, Uranius Antoninus, Münzprägung und Geschichte, 57f (these dies) Reference4:     R. Delbrueck, Uranius at Emesa, NC 1948, p. 17, 6-8 and 9; Vagi 2264; Cohen 3 Photograph Credit:     Numismatica Ars Classica NAC AG Source:     http://arsclassicacoins.com Special Comments:     The irrefutable evidence that this coin presents has put paid to the false legends relating to Uranius Antoninuus by the historian Zosimus. According to Zosimus, there were two seperate usurpers, a man by the name of Uranius and another by the name of Ant Price Sold For:     26000 Swiss Franc Date Sold:     10/26/2005 Grade:     EF Notes:     NAC Auction 31, Lot 96 (Estimate: CHF 18,000) Ex Leu 18, 1977, 376 and NAC 18, 2000, 657 sales.

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